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My favorite is Gary Carter. I remember seeing him as the Expos' All-Star representative in the 1975 mid-summer classic in Milwaukee.

I remember that Manager Walter Alston (Dodgers) tried to get every National Leaguer into that 1975 All-Star game. I also remember that rookie Gary Carter made a late inning apperence in that game as a Leftfielder and I believe someone hit a fly ball towards him and he recorded the last Put Out of the game. The memory of Carter patroling the outfield sticks in my mind as a very strange sight, indeed. Upon looking it up, however, Carter actually played a majority of his games in the outfield that year (92 in the OF as opposed to 66 at C) , the only year where he played a significant number of games at any position other than Catcher. He still ranks fourth on the all-time list for Games at Catcher, holds the National League record for games caught, and he is one of only five players to appear at Catcher in at least 2,000 games - (I. Rodriguez, C. Fisk, B. Boone, G. Carter, J. Kendall).

I remember that Manager Walter Alston (Dodgers) tried to get every National Leaguer into that 1975 All-Star game. I also remember that rookie Gary Carter made a late inning apperence in that game as a Leftfielder and I believe someone hit a fly ball towards him and he recorded the last Put Out of the game. The memory of Carter patroling the outfield sticks in my mind as a very strange sight, indeed. Upon looking it up, however, Carter actually played a majority of his games in the outfield that year (92 in the OF as opposed to 66 at C) , the only year where he played a significant number of games at any position other than Catcher. He still ranks fourth on the all-time list for Games at Catcher, holds the National League record for games caught, and he is one of only five players to appear at Catcher in at least 2,000 games - (I. Rodriguez, C. Fisk, B. Boone, G. Carter, J. Kendall).

Later in his career with the mets....davey Johnson on some very rare occasions used to have Carter start at 1st base....and i'm pretty sure he started a game in the outfield once as well for the mets (I believe it was April 1986......id have to look it up)

"all the mets road wins against the dodgers this year have occured at Dodger Stadium"---Ralph Kiner

"Blind people came to the park just to listen to him pitch"---Reggie Jackson, talking about Tom Seaver

Later in his career with the mets....davey Johnson on some very rare occasions used to have Carter start at 1st base....and i'm pretty sure he started a game in the outfield once as well for the mets (I believe it was April 1986......id have to look it up)

According to baseball-reference.com Gary Carter played a smattering of games at first base throughout his career. His career totals for a 19-year career (1974-1992) are 2056 games at Catcher, 137 games in the outfield (132 games as a leftfielder), and 76 games at first base, and 3 as a thirdbaseman. The most games he ever played in the outfield in a season was 92 in 1975 for Montreal. The most games he played at first base in a season were 25 games for Montreal in 1984, followed by 10 games for the Mets in 1988, 10 games for the Dodgers in 1991, and 9 games for the Mets in 1986.

According to baseball-reference.com Gary Carter played a smattering of games at first base throughout his career. His career totals for a 19-year career (1974-1992) are 2056 games at Catcher, 137 games in the outfield (132 games as a leftfielder), and 76 games at first base, and 3 as a thirdbaseman. The most games he ever played in the outfield in a season was 92 in 1975 for Montreal. The most games he played at first base in a season were 25 games for Montreal in 1984, followed by 10 games for the Mets in 1988, 10 games for the Dodgers in 1991, and 9 games for the Mets in 1986.

yea, there ya go. And I looked it up....the game I had in my mind was in April 1986...April 19 to be exact, Carter started in left field against the Phillies

"all the mets road wins against the dodgers this year have occured at Dodger Stadium"---Ralph Kiner

"Blind people came to the park just to listen to him pitch"---Reggie Jackson, talking about Tom Seaver